Making EPs For The Kids

Story posted March 2, 2017 in News by Waiss David Aramesh

 

Mike D’Avella has been playing music for a long time. The Penn State College of Communications student cites his early influencers as the Backstreet Boys and remembers experimenting with the guitar and drums at a young age.

D’Avella isn’t experimenting anymore. He managed to put out an EP on both Spotify and iTunes and is donating the money that he makes from his music to a cause close to Penn Staters' hearts. D’Avella, a host of Penn State’s THON webcast which broadcasts the dance marathon that raises money for pediatric caner research, has decided to donate all the proceeds that he makes from his music for the very same cause: THON.

D'Avella said that there's no reason for him to make money from his music at the time, adding that the familes affected by pediatric cancer at THON "need it a lot more than [he does]."

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After interning at CBS New York and at CNN, Waiss is usually working at The Daily Collegian as the Social Media Editor or at the Centre County Report. He’s also been the Executive Producer of PSN News and worked on THON’s live webcast, 46 LIVE. Waiss hopes to work in broadcast and digital news after graduation and be part of a constantly evolving news industry. Waiss can be reached via email at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or can be followed on Twitter at @waiss_aramesh.